10.04 broke my kubuntu, how to fix?

[ms]

On 03/05/10 06:18, Charlie Zender wrote:
> Maybe someone will know how to get my kubuntu setup working with 10.04.
> It worked perfectly with 9.10, and the 10.04 network upgrade proceeded
> normally until the kdm login screen. kdm starts and accepts my
> password, but then kdm fails to start the KDE desktop. During the kdm
> transition to the KDE desktop, when the five icons fade into view, the
> desktop crashes (I surmise) as the first icon (the hard disk) fades
> into view. This crash appears to restart kdm and I am kicked back to
> the login screen. Repeat ad nauseam.
>
> Hardware is a Dell Precision m6400 laptop in a docking station.
> Laptop is closed and two 30" Dell displayport monitors, configured as
> one logical desktop with nvidia-settings into a Twinview
> configuration. But the same problem occurs when I disconnect the
> external monitors and just use the LCD. Also I tried using the "nv"
> and "nouveau" drivers instead of nvidia.
>
> Any ideas on how I can start KDE?
> Where can I find the relevant error messages?
> Would it help to uninstall KDE and then re-install KDE?
> How would I do that?

What does /var/log/Xorg.0.log say?

Try also typing "kdm" at a root console and paste any error message then 
it gives.

Or also, to bypass kdm, "startx /usr/bin/startkde" , also at a root console.

Let us know!
m.